Talladega County woman dies today from injuries sustained in a July car wreck

CONECUH COUNTY, Alabama -- A Sylacauga woman died today of injuries she sustained last month in an accident that occurred on Interstate 65 near Evergreen, Alabama State Trooper officials said in a news release.

At about 12:41 p.m. July 24, troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 about 14 miles south of Evergreen. Trudy Hughes was injured when the 2004 Ford Explorer driven by William Boyd Hughes, 45, of Sylacauga, left the roadway and overturned, troopers said. She was not wearing a seat belt and was trapped inside the vehicle, officials said. She was transported by Life Flight to Pensacola, troopers said.